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Sonny Rollins

American Musician

Born: Sep 7, 1930

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I think we are in the midst of this period where we are committing this suicide on the planet and everybody is just using up all of our natural resources like a bunch of insane people. That's what I worry about more than I worry about jazz. Sonny Rollins

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I think the problem starts with the general appreciation of the music in the larger society. Sonny Rollins

Music Appreciation Problem Think Society Starts General Larger

I think what we need is a more welcoming mode from the people who put on a hundred million country-western shows on television. How about a monthly jazz show? Sonny Rollins

People Jazz Think Hundred Monthly Television About More Put Welcoming How Mode Show Who Shows Million Need

I don't want to appear hostile, like I'm hostile to L.A. or that I feel that the people don't appreciate jazz. I don't think it's that. I think it's something more. It's something a little bit more complicated than that. Sonny Rollins

People Complicated Jazz Think Bit Something More Hostile Feel Like Than Want Little Little Bit Appear Appreciate

But if I didn't have to make money, I would still play my horn. Sonny Rollins

Money Would Horn Make Still Play

I think as long as people are around and can hear a record and hear people like Lester Young on a recording, there will always be a great inspiration for somebody to try to create jazz. Sonny Rollins

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My mother came from St. Thomas. I heard that melody and all I did was actually adapt it. I made my adaptation of sort of an island traditional melody. It did become sort of my trademark tune. Sonny Rollins

Mother Made Become Thomas Melody Sort Island Trademark Came Traditional Heard Did Tune Actually Adapt Adaptation

I have always been a person who is concerned with the dignity of jazz music and the way jazz musicians have been treated and are treated, and the fact that the music has not been given the kind of due that it deserves. Sonny Rollins

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I have seen great jazz musicians die obscure and drinking themselves to death and not really being able to get any work and working in small, funky jazz clubs. Sonny Rollins

What I can say is that for may years jazz musicians had to go to Europe, for instance, to be respected and to be sort of treated not in a discriminatory way. I don't think there is anything controversial about me saying that. This is just a fact. Sonny Rollins

Saying Me Musicians Jazz Think Respected Way Say About Fact Had Instance Sort Go Years Discriminatory May Controversial Just Anything Jazz Musicians Europe Treated

You had many jazz musicians who lived in the United States, who had a hard time being accepted over here and had to play in sort of these inferior type dives. Sonny Rollins

I miss playing with Miles. I did play with him a little while before he left the planet, but even at that time I longed to maybe do some things together. Sonny Rollins

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